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here is barack obama's birthday. sure enough, the twitter sentiment for obama jumped. suddenly he's up to 74, 75 that day because the democratic party said wish obama a happy birthday. >> positive sentiment. >> the interesting thing here to me is twitter is so new, you don't know for sure what this all means, do you? >> we don't. we do think it tells you something about the conversation. this is another slice we've done. this is the 12 swing states where the battleground states we call them, and here you can see one of the things it tells you, as the advertising has increased in the swing states, look at where their approval levels are hanging out. so the negativity looks like it does get reflected in this twitter conversation. >> it almost looks as though neither side is benefiting from all the negative ads. their likability, their mentions are being pushed out on both sides. >> that's what we think it demonstrates in the swing states. we don't know how this applies to voting behavior. we don't know who these people are, if they're actually going to the polls, who els
here is barack obama's birthday. sure enough, the twitter sentiment for obama jumped. suddenly he's up to 74, 75 that day because the democratic party said wish obama a happy birthday. >> positive sentiment. >> the interesting thing here to me is twitter is so new, you don't know for sure what this all means, do you? >> we don't. we do think it tells you something about the conversation. this is another slice we've done. this is the 12 swing states where the battleground...
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to reinforce an image -- >> the obama campaign wants to cast romney as a rich guy out of touch with the ordinary working people. the romney campaign wants to cast him as a socialist who is at work with religion. >> this is the 9th presidential campaign i have covered and we have never seen ads like this. we've never seen so many ads and so many ads that take a harsh turn. >> you just want to take a shower and get it off of you. >> reporter: but why is it so bloody negative? >> we have two candidates who have problems building a positive case for themselves so they're trying to build a negative case on the other i go. >> obama and romney are still only a couple points apart. so both just are in desperation. when campaigns get desperate, they get nasty. >> brace yourselves for negative ads. >> reporter: so hard to find a candidate that's happy. ♪ you like ike, i like ike, everybody likes ike ♪ >> reporter: but not everybody likes these negative ads. campaign managers have weighed the costs and benefits and decided the benefits outwage the costs. so as susan page said, don't expect thi
to reinforce an image -- >> the obama campaign wants to cast romney as a rich guy out of touch with the ordinary working people. the romney campaign wants to cast him as a socialist who is at work with religion. >> this is the 9th presidential campaign i have covered and we have never seen ads like this. we've never seen so many ads and so many ads that take a harsh turn. >> you just want to take a shower and get it off of you. >> reporter: but why is it so bloody...
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path that president obama has placed us upon? i take that as a no. >> reporter: before the new republican star took the stage it was a round robin for virginia's gop with congressman frank wolf giving a fiery speech and attorney general ken cuccinelli sharing the stage with former democrat and obama pitchman arturo davis because the running mate from wisconsin. >> the problem is too many politicians in washington like president obama have been more worried and concerned about their next election than they have about the next generation. we're not going to stand for that. >> reporter: paul ryan said the president inherited a bad economy but made matters worse. his message he said had turned from hope and change to tachyand blame. then ryan turn -- attack and blame. then ryan turned to medicare. >> there's only one person who treated medicare like a piggy bang and that's president obama. he took $716 billion from that program to create obamacare. that affects current seniors and his campaign calls this an achievement. >> reporter:
path that president obama has placed us upon? i take that as a no. >> reporter: before the new republican star took the stage it was a round robin for virginia's gop with congressman frank wolf giving a fiery speech and attorney general ken cuccinelli sharing the stage with former democrat and obama pitchman arturo davis because the running mate from wisconsin. >> the problem is too many politicians in washington like president obama have been more worried and concerned about their...
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. >> reporter: either way, a smat agreement or the -- senate agreement or the obama backup plan. >> whatever we come up is going to be imperfect. some people aren't going to like it. some will like it less. >> reporter: imperfect. one likelihood is a plan that does nothing to address the 110 billion in economy shaking spending cuts scheduled to hit tuesday. nothing to address the country's $16.4 trillion debt limit that the treasury secretary says will hit monday, essentially meaning the government can't spend anything. >> nobody is going to get 100% of what they want, but let's make sure that middle class families and the american economy and in fact the world economy aren't adversely impacted because people can't do their jobs. >> reporter: the debt ceiling, we may hit it monday, but treasury can monkey around with accounting tricks to extend it for a few weeks. count on a big fight when that happens. but last minute, the senate may not vote on any agreement if there is one until monday, hours before the deadline. and if the senate does vote yes, on a plarntion it goes with -- on a plan, i
. >> reporter: either way, a smat agreement or the -- senate agreement or the obama backup plan. >> whatever we come up is going to be imperfect. some people aren't going to like it. some will like it less. >> reporter: imperfect. one likelihood is a plan that does nothing to address the 110 billion in economy shaking spending cuts scheduled to hit tuesday. nothing to address the country's $16.4 trillion debt limit that the treasury secretary says will hit monday, essentially...
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. >> and president obama trying to put the best face on those numbers. he made a campaign stop in virginia today. airline parts factory in prince george and there he told his supporters these unemployment numbers show the economy is clearly getting better. >> our job now is to keep this economic engine churning. we can't go back to the same policies that got us into this mess. after that stop in virginia, president obama was off to texas for a pair of campaign fund raising. >> as for the men he could be campaigning against him, the presidential candidates took aim at the policies today. mitt romney, newt gingrich, and rick santorum spent time in mississippi where they hold primaries next tuesday. their messages were consistent. the president's plan to fix the economy isn't working. >> we have fewer jobs, we have more debt and we have bigger government. that's what is wrong with this president. that's why we have to get him out of office. >> if every american drives up to a gas station and every american sees the obama price of gas, it's going to erase al
. >> and president obama trying to put the best face on those numbers. he made a campaign stop in virginia today. airline parts factory in prince george and there he told his supporters these unemployment numbers show the economy is clearly getting better. >> our job now is to keep this economic engine churning. we can't go back to the same policies that got us into this mess. after that stop in virginia, president obama was off to texas for a pair of campaign fund raising. >>...
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first lady, michelle obama speech right here on wusa9. the live coverage begins at 10:00 p.m. >>> one person who will not be at the convention tonight is president obama. instead, he had one final campaign stop to wrap up his road to charlotte tour. the president spoke to a crowd of more than 11,000 this afternoon at norfolk state university and there he blasted the republicans. what he says they did and did not do at their convention last week. >> spending less time talking about their plans. and that's not just because they don't like it, but it's because they know you saw what happened when we tried it. you lived through it and we can't afford to repeat it. >> he will watch his wife's speech tonight on tv with his daughters by his side. >>> mitt romney is staying off the campaign trail during the democratic national convention, but paul ryan headed to the battleground state of ohio today and the gop vp pick told supporters president obama deserves to be a one-termer just like jimmy carter. >> i remember a convention speech, i was a you
first lady, michelle obama speech right here on wusa9. the live coverage begins at 10:00 p.m. >>> one person who will not be at the convention tonight is president obama. instead, he had one final campaign stop to wrap up his road to charlotte tour. the president spoke to a crowd of more than 11,000 this afternoon at norfolk state university and there he blasted the republicans. what he says they did and did not do at their convention last week. >> spending less time talking...
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. >>> well, president obama is expected to arrive in cedar rapids, iowa in just a few minutes. that will be the first of the president's three stops today to tout proposals from his state of the union speech. most of last night's address focused on the economy, including a proposal for higher taxes for the rich. >> you can call this class warfare all you want. but asking a billionaire to pay at least as much as his secretary in taxes, most americans would call that common sense. >> no feature of the obama presidency has been sadder than its conextent efforts to -- constant efforts to divide us. >> indiana governor mitch daniels delivered the official republican response. >>> after his stop in iowa, president obama will fly to phoenix, arizona and then he's on to las vegas tonight. 9 news now reporter gary nurrenberg got some reaction from area lawmakers. reporter: we talked about regulations and mortgages. you need to remember it was overregulation that caused the housing problem, the community reinvestment act which required, fined banks if they didn't make irresponsible to pe
. >>> well, president obama is expected to arrive in cedar rapids, iowa in just a few minutes. that will be the first of the president's three stops today to tout proposals from his state of the union speech. most of last night's address focused on the economy, including a proposal for higher taxes for the rich. >> you can call this class warfare all you want. but asking a billionaire to pay at least as much as his secretary in taxes, most americans would call that common sense....
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>> well, because we have barack obama. he's a charismatic figure. and he has a litany of accomplishments. young chair of the democratic party. i want them to leave at the end of this convention being able to list the litany of accomplishments, in addition to health care job growth. 4.2 million jobs. we saved the auto industry. gm is alive. we have a litany of accomplishments. we're going to leave here to go back into every community and make sure that everyone is aware of that. and also the president is going to lay out a path forward. not only looking past but also looking forward to keep that economic prosperity and making sure that everybody in america has an opportunity to succeed. >> i have to stop you right there. you're making the case. we thank you for it. we'll talk to you again before this is all done. >> thanks so much. thanks for having me on. and we had a great night tonight and i look forward to several more. >> well, apple is gearing up for a big announcement. the company has invited members of the media to an event next wednesday in
>> well, because we have barack obama. he's a charismatic figure. and he has a litany of accomplishments. young chair of the democratic party. i want them to leave at the end of this convention being able to list the litany of accomplishments, in addition to health care job growth. 4.2 million jobs. we saved the auto industry. gm is alive. we have a litany of accomplishments. we're going to leave here to go back into every community and make sure that everyone is aware of that. and also...
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i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. mitt romney's position on women's health...it's dangerous. vo:mitt romney and paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. and allow employers to deny coverage for cancer screenings and birth control. we can't afford to let him take away our choices... to take away basic health care. vo: both backed proposals to outlaw abortions...even in cases of rape and incest. i don't think that women's health issues have faced a crisis like this in decades. mid gradedark roast rest fresh full tank brn freeze ca donettes rolling hot dogs baofce ti-freeze sh and dry diesel self-serve fix a flat juer cables cashback siupor% shback at gas stations through september. itays to discover. >>> he treated him any different than she would treat her grandchildren. >> a district heights boy sent away for 60 years today. and there are a lot of people who think it's not nearly enough. that's because william fitts admitted to killing his neighbor. and even had pictures of him hanging on her wall. today
i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. mitt romney's position on women's health...it's dangerous. vo:mitt romney and paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. and allow employers to deny coverage for cancer screenings and birth control. we can't afford to let him take away our choices... to take away basic health care. vo: both backed proposals to outlaw abortions...even in cases of rape and incest. i don't think that women's health issues have faced a crisis like this in...
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. >>> president obama is expected to ask congress for $50 billion to aid in the hurricane sandy relief effort. the late october storm was one of the worst ever to hit the northeastern section of the country. in maryland on the eastern shore, you can still find plenty of debris strewn around. homeowners say they're still working to repair the damage and are waiting for any form of federal aid. >>> a washington tradition continues tonight with the lighting of the national christmas tree on the ellipse. >> it's a brand new tree. the first family will light it around 5:00 p.m. this year's display features 56 trees, including one from each state, the territories and the district. it's the 90th year for the event. the organizers are expected more than 20,000 people for the show. we will bring you the tree lighting ceremony live right here on wusa9 at 5:00 p.m. >>> coming up on 4:37, we're in for a brisk day today. much colder than yesterday. howard is back in two minutes with your forecast. >> cutbacks at one of the nation's largest banks comes as a coffee giant is announcing plans to expand
. >>> president obama is expected to ask congress for $50 billion to aid in the hurricane sandy relief effort. the late october storm was one of the worst ever to hit the northeastern section of the country. in maryland on the eastern shore, you can still find plenty of debris strewn around. homeowners say they're still working to repair the damage and are waiting for any form of federal aid. >>> a washington tradition continues tonight with the lighting of the national...
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this race is a long way from being over. >> president obama made his case for reelection on sunday in an interview that aired just before the super bowl. the president touted friday's drop in unemployment as a sign that the economy is improving. >>> the effort to put d.c. mayor vincent gray up for a recalled vote is running into some money problems. according to the washington examiner, it has only $12 in its war chest. the organizer behind the effort calls it a bump in the road. 45,000 petition signatures are needed in order for a recall. >>> former d.c. mayoral candidate sulaimon brown is headed back to court today. he's going on trial. he's accused of driving without a valid license. he was arrested last september. in a september case brown says d.c. mayor vincent gray's campaign paid him and promised him a job for attacking then mayor adrienne fenty during the 2010 mayor's race. >>> a man who got drunk and then behind the wheel is grateful for his second chance at life. tonight on 9news now at 11:00, andrea mccarren takes us to the university of maryland shock trauma center in bal
this race is a long way from being over. >> president obama made his case for reelection on sunday in an interview that aired just before the super bowl. the president touted friday's drop in unemployment as a sign that the economy is improving. >>> the effort to put d.c. mayor vincent gray up for a recalled vote is running into some money problems. according to the washington examiner, it has only $12 in its war chest. the organizer behind the effort calls it a bump in the road....
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we need to attack our problems -- not a woman's choice. [ obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. . >>> hello and thank you for joining us. i'm jc hayward. >>> the extreme heat is topping our newscast this afternoon. a met -- the metropolitan washington area is under a heat advisory till 8:00 tonight. of course howard has been checking his maps so he has details. howard? >> the heat advisory just went into effect at noon. it lasts for another eight hours. we're worried about the heat- humidity combination pushing the heat index to 105, maybe locally higher than that, especially south of town. the cloud cover this morning, that gave us a little bit of a break. had showers and storms in western and northern maryland. those clouds around this morning have limited the rise to slow it down at least in northern sections. but down south, still very, very hot already. low 90s fredricksburg, tappahannock. we're trying to catch up. 88 at national. gaithersburg and hagerstown only in the low 80s at this hour. they may struggle to get into the 90s in the far northern sections. howeve
we need to attack our problems -- not a woman's choice. [ obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. . >>> hello and thank you for joining us. i'm jc hayward. >>> the extreme heat is topping our newscast this afternoon. a met -- the metropolitan washington area is under a heat advisory till 8:00 tonight. of course howard has been checking his maps so he has details. howard? >> the heat advisory just went into effect at noon. it lasts for another eight hours....
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thank you, gary. >>> both president obama and mitt romney will be campaigning in virginia tomorrow. it is, of course, a key battleground state in this election. the president will be at george mason university in fairfax county tomorrow morning. doors open at 8:30 a.m. romney will be campaigning in avonden. >> speaking of the two candidates, the u.s. senate were trading jabs tonight as well. they will be on the stage in blackburg. accusing cain of neglecting the state while governor because he was serving as chair for the determine cricket national committee. but cain trumpeted his time in office. >> he had a choice to make when he was governor, talking about the economic crisis in virginia. over 100,000 jobs were being lost and he chose to go around the country demonizing republicans. >> when i was governor, we were the best in the state. the best state for business all four years in forbes magazine. and my favorite education week the best state to raise a child. >> well tonight allen called for growing the economy by cutting the corporate tax levels to 20% for most businesses. cai
thank you, gary. >>> both president obama and mitt romney will be campaigning in virginia tomorrow. it is, of course, a key battleground state in this election. the president will be at george mason university in fairfax county tomorrow morning. doors open at 8:30 a.m. romney will be campaigning in avonden. >> speaking of the two candidates, the u.s. senate were trading jabs tonight as well. they will be on the stage in blackburg. accusing cain of neglecting the state while...
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he took this famous picture of president obama. and when president bush flay over the devastation of hurricane katrina, he captured this photo. he won an award for this startling image. >> i've inthin dangerous places. >> reporter: afghanistan. >> early eyewitness news trained with marines. >> reporter: surprisingly -- >> notably one of the most troubling situations that i've had recently is here in montgomery county. >> reporter: he had just left this restaurant and was returning to his car in june. it was parked where this silver suv is now. that's where our camera is right now. he looked up and saw montgomery county police officers arresting two men in an underage drinking case. >> they had no lights on, there were no emergency lights flashing. and it seemed odd to me. >> reporter: he took some pictures from there and then moved across the street to where those news boxes are. he took pictures by those newsstands and then began walking up the street toward georgia avenue where he again took picture freas that perspective. an off
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well now instead, president obama has announced employees of those institutions will be able to get their free contraceptions directly from health insurance companies. that change takes effect in august of 2013. >> are you feeling lucky? then you better buy some tickets for tomorrow's power ball where the jackpot is now estimated $310 million. tickets cost $2 a piece and the lottery can be played in maryland, d.c., and virginia. your odds of winning, 175 million to 1. your odds are better to claim your cash. thousands of people who have money coming to them and they don't know it. the money comes from dorement bank accounts, insurance policies, even unclaimed inheritances. if you hear me read your name, you have money coming your way. susan of falls church. gerald scott of bowie. and tyson of northwest. if you heard your name, maybe have a friend, go to our claim your cash list on wusa9.com. that's where you can find out how to file the claim. plus, we have thousands of other names on that list. >>> still ahead tonight, we have your front row tickets to the grammies. starting tonight with
well now instead, president obama has announced employees of those institutions will be able to get their free contraceptions directly from health insurance companies. that change takes effect in august of 2013. >> are you feeling lucky? then you better buy some tickets for tomorrow's power ball where the jackpot is now estimated $310 million. tickets cost $2 a piece and the lottery can be played in maryland, d.c., and virginia. your odds of winning, 175 million to 1. your odds are better...
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president obama accepted the -- he said he witches them the very best at this time. patraeus, a military phd changed the war in iraq and afghanistan. >> he's enormously important. >> reporter: usa military writer and author of the iraq book "a chance in hell" jim michael. >> he was foundering around in the early years of these wars, and he really helped set the strategy and the direction of the u.s. military in both those wars. >> reporter: presidents learned to trust his judgment and he lobbied for that cia director's job. >> i wanted this job. this is something that was not a month or two or three in the making. >> reporter: 14 months ago he got it being sworn in with his wife by his side. his deputy michael morell has been acting director of the cia. it's morell who will testify against congress next week on cia performance on libya where a raid killed three americans in september. used to having his every command followed during his days in the military, patraeus had a different culture among career officers. office erred trained not to carry out -- officers trai
president obama accepted the -- he said he witches them the very best at this time. patraeus, a military phd changed the war in iraq and afghanistan. >> he's enormously important. >> reporter: usa military writer and author of the iraq book "a chance in hell" jim michael. >> he was foundering around in the early years of these wars, and he really helped set the strategy and the direction of the u.s. military in both those wars. >> reporter: presidents learned...
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he raided it to pay for obama care. the president said ryan's plan is to use vouchers which would hurt the system. it was president obama's running mate who sparked controversy over another issue, regulation of the financial sector. it was over how vice president biden described romney's plan to regulate wall street before an audience filled with african- americans. >> they're going to put you all back in chains. >> reporter: romney said the vice president's comments are proof the obama team will do anything it can to stay in power. >> i think it's demeaning to the nation, particularly at the time we face the kinds of challenges we face. >> reporter: on wednesday president obama accident defended his -- defended his vice president. susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >>> congressman paul ryan's budget proposals contain the same $716 billion medicare budget cap as president obama's. however, mitt romney says his plan would restore those cuts. >>> 9 wants you to know about teen drinking. will the owner of a town square
he raided it to pay for obama care. the president said ryan's plan is to use vouchers which would hurt the system. it was president obama's running mate who sparked controversy over another issue, regulation of the financial sector. it was over how vice president biden described romney's plan to regulate wall street before an audience filled with african- americans. >> they're going to put you all back in chains. >> reporter: romney said the vice president's comments are proof the...
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stop in ohio. >> president obama is running out of ideas. that's why his campaign is based on from frustration and anger. >> reporter: the wisconsin congressman also slammed the president's health care reform law. >> he raided $716 billion from medicare to pay for obama care. >> reporter: president obama says ryan's proposal to overhaul medicare would cost seniors $6,000 more a year. when mitt romney selected paul ryan as his running mate, campaign watchers said the race for the white house would begin to focus on substantive issues such as the economy and medicare but that's not exactly what's happen. >> we're going to put you all back in chains. >> reporter: remarks vice president biden made earlier this week prompted romney to accuse the democrats of running a campaign based on division and hatred. the president responded in an interview with entertainment tonight. >> governor romney i think has had very sharp critiques of me and my policies, and that's how it should be. that's the nature of democracy. >> reporter: former democratic natio
stop in ohio. >> president obama is running out of ideas. that's why his campaign is based on from frustration and anger. >> reporter: the wisconsin congressman also slammed the president's health care reform law. >> he raided $716 billion from medicare to pay for obama care. >> reporter: president obama says ryan's proposal to overhaul medicare would cost seniors $6,000 more a year. when mitt romney selected paul ryan as his running mate, campaign watchers said the race...
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president obama came back to d.c. today. he is calling congressional leaders to the white house tomorrow. the senate was insession today but offered no new solutions. the house is still out on vaca, but they've been called back. today was pretty much blame game thursday. gary nurenberg is here with that. >> derek, the harshest words came from senate majority leader harry reid when he accused house speaker john boehner of both running a dictatorship, and then of being unable to control his caucus. bottom line with four days left -- >> i don't know, timewise, how it can happen now. >> the senate democratic leader blames republican house speaker john boehner ?ea.'s waiting until january 3rd to get re- elected as speaker before he gets serious. >> of boehner's house, reid said -- >> it's being operated with a dictatorship of the speaker. >> the house remains on vacation. >> we're not working. every democrat, every republican ought to be here. >> president obama returned to d.c. thursday after his hawaiian vacation, met with aids
president obama came back to d.c. today. he is calling congressional leaders to the white house tomorrow. the senate was insession today but offered no new solutions. the house is still out on vaca, but they've been called back. today was pretty much blame game thursday. gary nurenberg is here with that. >> derek, the harshest words came from senate majority leader harry reid when he accused house speaker john boehner of both running a dictatorship, and then of being unable to control his...
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president barack obama is now in hawaii for christmas with his family. yesterday, he urged the congress to adopt a stopgap measure to keep benefits flowing to unemployed workers that prevent taxes from rising on income under $250,000 a year. house speaker john boehner, he's home in cincinnati tonight. he failed the get mobs of his -- to get members of his own party to support the plan b. proposal for ending the crisis. today boehner was blaming democrats for the stale mail by refusing to include -- stalemate by refusing to include entitlements in the proposal. >> what the president is offering so far won't do anything to solve the problem. instead he wants more spending and more tax hikes that will hurt the economy. and he refuses to challenge the members of his party to deal honestly with the entitlement reform and the big issues that are facing our nation. that's why we find ourselves here today. >> president said on friday that since the deal has not been reached he would be returning to washington sometime after christmas. >>> workers won't feel all
president barack obama is now in hawaii for christmas with his family. yesterday, he urged the congress to adopt a stopgap measure to keep benefits flowing to unemployed workers that prevent taxes from rising on income under $250,000 a year. house speaker john boehner, he's home in cincinnati tonight. he failed the get mobs of his -- to get members of his own party to support the plan b. proposal for ending the crisis. today boehner was blaming democrats for the stale mail by refusing to...
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. >> president obama says when kids do something spectacular, they should be honored as well. and 100 students from 45 states were in fact honored in the east room today as part of the second annual white house science fair. all of them are winners of major science competitions across the country. jack dudly and sidney from leesburg were part of the team representing virginia. listen to this. the middle schoolers invented a new kind of helmet for the battlefield. layers and it even has an air bag on it. >> we want to invent the helmet to save many troops lives and reduce injuries and save our country billions of dollars. >> mike will be featuring jack and sidney's team in his cool school segment next thursday. >> can't wait. still to come tonight, the museum, the monuments, the pieces of history. where does it land d.c. on the list of best places to vacation? the answer, that's coming up. >> syria bans independent reporting, but our karissa gives us a look at how they are looking to battle against assad. that's tonight. >>> an update tonight on the funding fight between a prom
. >> president obama says when kids do something spectacular, they should be honored as well. and 100 students from 45 states were in fact honored in the east room today as part of the second annual white house science fair. all of them are winners of major science competitions across the country. jack dudly and sidney from leesburg were part of the team representing virginia. listen to this. the middle schoolers invented a new kind of helmet for the battlefield. layers and it even has an...
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we're getting reports out of columbia that a dozen secret service agents guarding president obama have been relieved of their duties and sent home after allegations of personal misconduct. >> those allegations not pretty. it said that misconduct involved prostitutes. the secret service would not confirm or deny those reports but did say other agents have replaced those sent back to the united states. president obama is there for a summit with other world leaders. >>> and there's a big development tonight in the gsa scandal and it's all from a 9 wants to know investigation that you're about to see. tonight we're exposing a gsa death list and $24 million in bonus money. >> all of this in the wake of that vegas boone doggleand the administrator's resignation. they have handed out bonuses to officials linked in trouble. >> reporter: good evening. tonight we're talking about officials that denied a list of workers at a gsa office that shares space with a plant where they make parts for nuclear bombs. >> we're here to talk about the list and the bonuses. >> reporter: meet the gsa commissione
we're getting reports out of columbia that a dozen secret service agents guarding president obama have been relieved of their duties and sent home after allegations of personal misconduct. >> those allegations not pretty. it said that misconduct involved prostitutes. the secret service would not confirm or deny those reports but did say other agents have replaced those sent back to the united states. president obama is there for a summit with other world leaders. >>> and there's...
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. >> what about if you compare my name to obama? >> i do quite well if not better than the rest. >> the four candidates meet again for another debate on thursday night. and romney will reveal more of his tax information today, and all of this ahead of the president's state of the union address tonight. this speech can get 40 to 50 million viewers, far more than any of these debates. >> thank you, susan. >> thanks. >>> well, no matter who the republicans nominate, the key issue of the campaign will be the economy, and that's the heart of president obama's state of the union address tonight. the president outlined his themes during a speech in kansas last month. >> the president will build off the themes of that kansas speech in the state of the union by laying out a blueprint for an america built to last. the blueprint will be supported by four pillars, american manufacturing, manufacture energy, skills for american workers and american values. >> he went on to call it, quote, pathetic. >>> cbs news will bring you live coverage of th
. >> what about if you compare my name to obama? >> i do quite well if not better than the rest. >> the four candidates meet again for another debate on thursday night. and romney will reveal more of his tax information today, and all of this ahead of the president's state of the union address tonight. this speech can get 40 to 50 million viewers, far more than any of these debates. >> thank you, susan. >> thanks. >>> well, no matter who the republicans...
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. >>> president obama celebrated the nation's birthday with a nationalization ceremony at the white house. he was joined by homeland security secretary janet napolitano who administered the oath of allegiance to more than two dozen active u.s. service members. the president called the ceremony the perfect way to celebrate the nation's birthday. service members and their families are being treated to a concert, barbecue and later tonight the big bang, the fireworks show from the south lawn of the white house. >>> tens of thousands of people are gathering in washington for tonight's concert and, of course, the star spangled fireworks program that will follow. kristin fisher is down on the mall where the excitement is growing. >> reporter: people are excited for the fireworks, but they're also excited for this sun to go down. tell you, what there's a lot of people, but not nearly as there would normally be just three hours before the fireworks. it has to be because of this brutally hot heat weave dealt with all day long. the truck through the national mall has handed out 100,000 fans. i've g
. >>> president obama celebrated the nation's birthday with a nationalization ceremony at the white house. he was joined by homeland security secretary janet napolitano who administered the oath of allegiance to more than two dozen active u.s. service members. the president called the ceremony the perfect way to celebrate the nation's birthday. service members and their families are being treated to a concert, barbecue and later tonight the big bang, the fireworks show from the south...
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so where did the obama stimulus money go? windmills from china. electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> in the mailbag tonight pepco under the gun again today this time at a hearing in montgomery county where the local pepco president tom graham was struggling even to get his apology right, but john in chantilly says give the guy and the utility a break. all of the power companies did a very good job of restoring power in the face of unprecedented damage to lines and infrastructure. that derecho was not an isolated afternoon summer thunderstorm. it was a historic unprecedented event for this region even considering isabel. to get the amount of work done they did in the amount of time they did was commendable not lamentable. governor o'malley and mayor gray should have socks stuffed in their mouths, about the dave from north chevy chase says even when pepco finally showed up in his neighborhood, they did a shoddy jo
so where did the obama stimulus money go? windmills from china. electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> in the mailbag tonight pepco under the gun again today this time at a hearing in montgomery county where the local pepco president tom graham was struggling even to get his apology right, but john in chantilly says give the guy and the utility a...
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out on the campaign trail mitt romney and barack obama responded to the numbers. >> unless we change course, we may well be looking at another recession. >> we've made real progress but we are here today because we know weave got more work to do. >> president obama spending his day campaigning in 0 hio mitt romney in way. only four days to go until we go to vote, both men spending the weekend trying to sway the undecided. >>> the rising unemployment numbers do not bode well for veterans coming home from overseas so today at a joint base anacostia bowling in d.c. scott broom got a look at what's facing employers and veterans as they try to make a match with each other. >> reporter: they call this job fair at joint base anacostia bowling "hiring our heroes." >> they've got the integrity, the work ethic that people are looking for. >> reporter: this is where veterans have traded uniform for business suit, although some are still wearing their stripes. >> we have over 60 employers. >> reporter: lieutenant colonel kathleen is organizing these job fairs nationwide for the u.s. chamber of c
out on the campaign trail mitt romney and barack obama responded to the numbers. >> unless we change course, we may well be looking at another recession. >> we've made real progress but we are here today because we know weave got more work to do. >> president obama spending his day campaigning in 0 hio mitt romney in way. only four days to go until we go to vote, both men spending the weekend trying to sway the undecided. >>> the rising unemployment numbers do not...
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the obama administration is attacking romney's record in the business world. he helped start a company that made.com knees pizza profitable but shut down others like missouri steel. the president's team calls romney's time at bane fair political gain. >> he's not running on his record, because he hasn't on his record in massachusetts. he's running as a businessman who can do for american what he did in private equity. >> i'm proud of the fact working in the private sector we were able to build in many cases successful enterprises that continue to grow and add jobs. >> democratic newark, new jersey mayor's criticism is now a romney ad. he's backed away from his objection to the bane ad. >>> remember the conference out in vegas, the one with all the swanky hotel rooms, fancy food and the worker videos making fun of the excessive spending? investigative reporter has uncovered over half a million dollars in new bonuses, several of them going to senior officials in charge of that very conference. russ? >> reporter: even if you had analyzed, scrutinized the database
the obama administration is attacking romney's record in the business world. he helped start a company that made.com knees pizza profitable but shut down others like missouri steel. the president's team calls romney's time at bane fair political gain. >> he's not running on his record, because he hasn't on his record in massachusetts. he's running as a businessman who can do for american what he did in private equity. >> i'm proud of the fact working in the private sector we were...
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obama to come join us at the d.c. armory and visit -- [indiscernible] >> lee is a full-time service member in the army national guard where she's served for 19 years. >>> then there's maryland congressman ross company bartlet -- rosco bartlet trying to keep a stiff upper lip regarding a mustache tax. his office says there is no such legislation giving a tax deduction for grooming tools for the mustache. >> it is very funny. >> it's hilarious. >>> time for the question of the morning. according to a new survey, this is the number one food women crave when they're pregnant. what is it na, peanut butter, b, ice cream or c, pickles. >> diana writes b. i crave the sweet-salt combo of spam and bryers ice cream sandwiches. share your responses on the facebook page. we'll have the answer in our 6:00 hour. we'll be right back. one woman, one powerful savings tool, one chance to hunt down the right insurance at the right price. the "name your price" tool, only from progressive. ready, aim, save! grrr! ooh, i forgot my phone! th
obama to come join us at the d.c. armory and visit -- [indiscernible] >> lee is a full-time service member in the army national guard where she's served for 19 years. >>> then there's maryland congressman ross company bartlet -- rosco bartlet trying to keep a stiff upper lip regarding a mustache tax. his office says there is no such legislation giving a tax deduction for grooming tools for the mustache. >> it is very funny. >> it's hilarious. >>> time for the...
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. >> president obama has announced a new strategy to help prevent the slaughter of innocent people. during the visit to the memorial visit in d.c., the president commemorated the 6 million jews and others killed at the hands of nazi germany. then, he vowed to never allow the genocide to happen again. >> killings in cambodia, the killings in rowanda, the killings in bosnia, the killings in darfur. they shock our conscience, but awful an extreme of a spectrum of ignorance and intolerance that we see every day. >> the bigotry that says a person is less than my equal, less than human. these are the seeds of hate that we cannot let take root in our heart. >> the president signed an executive order today. it authorizes sanctions companies that helps governments misuse information technology for cell phone tracking or internet monitoring related to human rights abuses. >> recanted testimony, other potential killers withheld from the defense, seven d.c. men convicted in 1984 are hoping a judge will let them out of prison. >> i'm bruce leshan at d.c. superior court. they spent 27 years in pr
. >> president obama has announced a new strategy to help prevent the slaughter of innocent people. during the visit to the memorial visit in d.c., the president commemorated the 6 million jews and others killed at the hands of nazi germany. then, he vowed to never allow the genocide to happen again. >> killings in cambodia, the killings in rowanda, the killings in bosnia, the killings in darfur. they shock our conscience, but awful an extreme of a spectrum of ignorance and...
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so where did the obama stimulus money go? windmills from china. electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> so if you were watching cbs prime time, you will know we promoted a story about the effects of the extreme heat on information on our roads. now, that story will air tomorrow night because we sent our reporter matt jablow out on breaking news that we had at the beginning of this newscast. thanks for your patience. >>> from the campaign trail in 2012, mitt romney has wrapped up that six day three stop tour oversees and judging by some of the controversy he's probably glad to be headed home. romney questioned whether or not the city was actually ready for the olympics. in israel he told jewish donors their culture makes them better off than the palestinians and then at poland's tomb of the unknown soldier romney's campaign lashed out at reporters who were looking for the response for the previous comment. >> we hav
so where did the obama stimulus money go? windmills from china. electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> so if you were watching cbs prime time, you will know we promoted a story about the effects of the extreme heat on information on our roads. now, that story will air tomorrow night because we sent our reporter matt jablow out on breaking news that we...
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and he also wrote up the goals to carry out the attack aimed at killing president obama in order to elevate the utterly unprepared vice president joe biden into the presidency. >>> and the chinese activist that took refuge it in beijing now made a dramatic turnaround. we have a report for you coming up. >>> the activists now say that he wants to leave china. one day after being reunited with his family and accepting a deal to stay in his country. he said in a phone interview that he has changed his mind and fears for his safety. it surprised u.s. officials who said that he never mentioned that he wanted to go to america. >> and he talked with his wife, twice, and then made that decision on his own to come out of the embassy. >> the blind activist has been outspoken by the forced abortion policy. he took refuge in the u.s. embassy after escaping house arrests, suffering injuries. the situation has created a tense diplomatic standoff between the u.s. and china. they accuse the u.s. of interfering with their internal affairs. the secretary of state, hillary clinton, is in china for high- level
and he also wrote up the goals to carry out the attack aimed at killing president obama in order to elevate the utterly unprepared vice president joe biden into the presidency. >>> and the chinese activist that took refuge it in beijing now made a dramatic turnaround. we have a report for you coming up. >>> the activists now say that he wants to leave china. one day after being reunited with his family and accepting a deal to stay in his country. he said in a phone interview...
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so where did the obama stimulus money go? windmills from china. electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. . >>> he played one of tv's most memorable characters. george jefferson. and tonight hollywood is mourning his death. he passed away today. >> he portrayed george jefferson in all in the family and then later on in a spinoff the jeffersons. edward lawrence takes a look back at his life and his career ♪ we're moving on up >> reporter: the man made most famous for moving on up to a deluxe apartment. they found him passed away in his house. the actor first rose to fame in 1971 playing george jefferson in all of the family. two years later he starred in a spinoff called the jeffersons. >> i'll just have to go over the boss's head. [ laughing ] >> it will be a short trip. a [ laughing ] . >> reporter: mr. jefferson would then be quick with a return dig. he played on broadway. he sang. danced. even released a single in 1
so where did the obama stimulus money go? windmills from china. electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. . >>> he played one of tv's most memorable characters. george jefferson. and tonight hollywood is mourning his death. he passed away today. >> he portrayed george jefferson in all in the family and then later on in a spinoff the jeffersons. edward...
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. >> president obama was first informed about the plot last month and was told the device posed no threat to the public. >> authorities have not revealed what happened to the suspect. >> this incident makes clear that this country has to continue to remain vigilant against those hit would seek to attack this country. and we will do everything necessary to keep america safe. >> federal transportation officials say there will be no noticeable changes in airport security because of this plot. randall pinkston, cbs news, the white house. >> the associated press is reporting that it knew about the plot last week, but did not immediately publish the information at the request of the white house and the cia. >>> all this comes the same day as al-qaeda released a video of a rockville man kidnapped in pakistan last august. and in that video, weinstein is pleading with president obama to accept his captor's demand or he'll be killed. the state department says it's working on getting him released, but the white house says the united states does not negotiate with terrorists. >> the u.s. government w
. >> president obama was first informed about the plot last month and was told the device posed no threat to the public. >> authorities have not revealed what happened to the suspect. >> this incident makes clear that this country has to continue to remain vigilant against those hit would seek to attack this country. and we will do everything necessary to keep america safe. >> federal transportation officials say there will be no noticeable changes in airport security...
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. >>> a new poll shows president obama and mitt romney neck in and neck. romney is given a 1 point edge over obama in the telephone poll. >>> voters are deciding on on a constitutional amendment which would define marriage as between a man and a woman. critics say it would affect more than just same-sex marriages. they say it would invalidate all civil unions and domestic partnerships. supporters of the amendment si it protects the institution of marriage. >>> as north carolina gets ready to vote on banning same- sex marriage, another member of president obama's administration came out in support of it. around any duncan said he unequivocally supports it. >> the president is comfortable with same-sex couples as the president -- the vice president said being entitled to the the same rights and civil rights and civil liberties at other americans. that is why he has fought for those equal rights and opposed efforts to discriminate against citizens. >> the president has said in the past that his view on the issue is evolving. >>> at 4:36, here's a look at some
. >>> a new poll shows president obama and mitt romney neck in and neck. romney is given a 1 point edge over obama in the telephone poll. >>> voters are deciding on on a constitutional amendment which would define marriage as between a man and a woman. critics say it would affect more than just same-sex marriages. they say it would invalidate all civil unions and domestic partnerships. supporters of the amendment si it protects the institution of marriage. >>> as...
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the obama camp reminded voters about what he had to say about romney during the campaign. obama's team release add web ad using gingrich's own words. >> are you calling mitt romney a liar? >> yes. >> reporter: president obama officially kicks off his reelection efforts with events in ohio and virginia this weekend. romney is also focusing on the state. he talked with business owners in chantilly yesterday. >> people ask me, what would you do to get the economy going. i say well, look at what the president has done and do the opposite. >> reporter: romney will stay in virginia today with a campaign event in portsmouth. tara mergener for cbs news, washington. >>> virginia governor bob mcdonnell will also be at the romney event. mcdonnell is reportedly one of the people being considered as a vice presidential candidate with mitt romney. >>> a new poll shows that mitt romney trails president obama in virginia even if romney were to pick governor bob mcdonnell as his vice presidential candidate. the poll was released this week by public policy polling. the service suggests 51%
the obama camp reminded voters about what he had to say about romney during the campaign. obama's team release add web ad using gingrich's own words. >> are you calling mitt romney a liar? >> yes. >> reporter: president obama officially kicks off his reelection efforts with events in ohio and virginia this weekend. romney is also focusing on the state. he talked with business owners in chantilly yesterday. >> people ask me, what would you do to get the economy going. i...
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. >> this weekend, president obama inand vice-president biden invite policeman to a special ceremony at the white house. >>> it's a day a woman and her son will never forget. it's their first mother's day together, because decades ago genoa allen gave up her son for adoption. she couldn't look for him, but that didn't stop the son from looking for his natural mother. surae chinn has the story you'll only see on 9. >> reporter: she was just 19 years old when she gave up her 2--week-wold son for adoption. they were reunited and today the rest of the family got to meet andy. the first mother's day jenoa has had with her firstborn son. >> this is andy. he's my firstborn. daniel, my second born. caleb, third. >> reporter: genoa allen's family picture has never been complete until now. >> we love you all so much. >> i love you, too. >> reporter: a few days ago, on a bridge in richmond, virginia, the birth city of her son, genoa allen met her firstborn again, a reunion that took 41 years. >> oh, my goodness. >> reporter: today is a rebirth for andy and his new found family. >> this is your
. >> this weekend, president obama inand vice-president biden invite policeman to a special ceremony at the white house. >>> it's a day a woman and her son will never forget. it's their first mother's day together, because decades ago genoa allen gave up her son for adoption. she couldn't look for him, but that didn't stop the son from looking for his natural mother. surae chinn has the story you'll only see on 9. >> reporter: she was just 19 years old when she gave up her...
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we need to attack our problems -- not a woman's choice. [ obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. >>> we want to bring you an update on the school bus monitor story you heard b. she was bullied on a route. it was all caught on tape. a online campaign to save $5,000 to send her on vacation shattered its goal. instead more than 80,000 people from 40 countries raised $700,000. she has yet to comment on her plans for all that money. >> maybe she can buy a bus or write her own cookbook because apparently we have a cookbook in all of us. we have sheila here, a cookbook author and coach. you're behind cookbookconstructioncrew.com. thank you for coming in this afternoon to talk about writing our own cookbook. how does the process start? we all cook. a lot of us cook. we have family recipes. maybe we think this would make a great cookbook. how do you step in and help people? >> more and more people are finding drawers full of their mother's and grandmother's recipes. they realize once they go, they're gone. their family won't know how to duplicate anything. they get the idea they
we need to attack our problems -- not a woman's choice. [ obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. >>> we want to bring you an update on the school bus monitor story you heard b. she was bullied on a route. it was all caught on tape. a online campaign to save $5,000 to send her on vacation shattered its goal. instead more than 80,000 people from 40 countries raised $700,000. she has yet to comment on her plans for all that money. >> maybe she can buy a bus or write...
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. >>> at arlington national cemetery today president obama paid tribute to the nation's service members on this veteran's day. the president says the wreath he laid at the tomb of the unknowns is intended to remember every service member who has ever worn our nation's uniform. he urged americans to welcome back soldiers who are coming home. >> over the next few years, more than a million service members will transition back to civilian life. they'll take off their uniforms and take on a new and lasting role. they will be veterans. as they come home, it falls to us, their fellow citizens, to be there for them. >> the president also noted this is the first veteran's day in a decade with no american troops fighting in iraq. >>> the vietnam veterans memorial continues to be one of the area's most visited sites in this holiday weekend is no exception. surae chinn talked to veterans who gathered at the wall today. >> i come out twe a year for memorial day and veteran's day. >> i go to my grave remembering, you know. >> reporter: the wall can move people like none other. >> this is charlie. >>
. >>> at arlington national cemetery today president obama paid tribute to the nation's service members on this veteran's day. the president says the wreath he laid at the tomb of the unknowns is intended to remember every service member who has ever worn our nation's uniform. he urged americans to welcome back soldiers who are coming home. >> over the next few years, more than a million service members will transition back to civilian life. they'll take off their uniforms and...
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obama insists his plan on the table is fair and includes plenty of cuts to government spending. >> we just can't afford a politically self-inflicted wound to our economy. >> reporter: if sunday's negotiations don't pan out, the president says he is ready to propose his own scaled down bill that would block tax increases on all but the wealthy and preserve expiring unemployment benefits. with the deficit ticking ever higher, patience is wearing thin. >> for those of us that invest in the stock market it's disgusting to watch them jockey around with our money, because it gets affected every day. >> reporter: missing in all the last-minute negotiations is talk of the $1.2 trillion in mandatory spending cuts scheduled to go into effect on tuesday. the u.s. will also hit its borrowing limit on monday make it difficult for the government to pay its bills. >>> meanwhile, an elderly woman is cammed fast moving fire that left two others hurt. tonight fire investigators say the woman may have gone back in the burning town house to warn the others. the fire swept through this town house on laure
obama insists his plan on the table is fair and includes plenty of cuts to government spending. >> we just can't afford a politically self-inflicted wound to our economy. >> reporter: if sunday's negotiations don't pan out, the president says he is ready to propose his own scaled down bill that would block tax increases on all but the wealthy and preserve expiring unemployment benefits. with the deficit ticking ever higher, patience is wearing thin. >> for those of us that...
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is certainly applauding at least one item in president obama's new budget. language that would grand d.c. governments greater control over local budget. in short, the district would be able to spend its own money without waiting for congressional approval, which it has to do now. >> it's a huge step forward, ladies and gentlemen, in advancing our cause. >> among other things, protect the district government in the event of another federal shutdown. >> usually in a trial, the public and media can see the evidence, but that is not the case for a lot of the evidence at the uva lacrosse murder trial. and today, the judge denied a media request to make it possible for us to see and evaluate things, like george huguely's video taped statement to the cops. >> reporter: that video tape statement from george huguely played back here, well it was wrenching just to listen to, but you could not see it. because the judge has the tv monitor positioned in such a way that all the audience, the public, and the media can see here is the back of the tv. what did huguely look l
is certainly applauding at least one item in president obama's new budget. language that would grand d.c. governments greater control over local budget. in short, the district would be able to spend its own money without waiting for congressional approval, which it has to do now. >> it's a huge step forward, ladies and gentlemen, in advancing our cause. >> among other things, protect the district government in the event of another federal shutdown. >> usually in a trial, the...
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i stand here to be the conservative alternative to barack obama. >> i want to congratulate senator santorum, wish him the very best. we'll keep on campaigning down the road but i expect to become our nominee with your help. >> when the dust settles, i think there's a very good chance that we're going to have the maximum number of delegates coming out of minnesota. >> texas congressman ron paul placed second in minnesota. newt gingrich wasn't even on the ballot yesterday. the former house speaker says he is focusing on winning super tuesday next month. >>> we have been airing andrea mccarren's reports about underage drinking here on 9news now at noon. coming up, montgomery county executive ike legal g.t.e. is going to -- ike leggett is going to join us and talk about the new initiative to try and stop underage youngsters from buying alcohol. and howard will be back with details on how much snow and who's going to get it this afternoon. stay with us. hey there. "hey" yourself. brad needs car insurance, but, uh, brad doesn't want to spend too much. who's brad? this is brad. ahh! well, progress
i stand here to be the conservative alternative to barack obama. >> i want to congratulate senator santorum, wish him the very best. we'll keep on campaigning down the road but i expect to become our nominee with your help. >> when the dust settles, i think there's a very good chance that we're going to have the maximum number of delegates coming out of minnesota. >> texas congressman ron paul placed second in minnesota. newt gingrich wasn't even on the ballot yesterday. the...
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he voted for barack obama four years ago. but now -- >> no, no, no. i don't. >> reporter: with today's endorsement of same-sex marriage, president obama lost his vote this year. rudy is the church secretary. >> i will not support, you know, that is against my beliefs. >> reporter: nationwide as many as 70% of hispanic voters support president obama, but the problem for mr. obama is not his support nationwide, but in swing states where the election is likely to be decided and where the last gallup poll shows him running neck and neck with republican mitt romney. any loss of hispanic votes in swing states could swing the election. but polls also show that votes mr. obama loses on this issue could be more than offset with issues like the economy and immigration. bill whitaker, cbs news, los angeles. >>> overseas, dozens of people were killed or wounded this morning by at least two powerful explosions in the syrian capital damascus. residents say the explosions happened at almost the same time. a building that houses syria's military intelligence agency w
he voted for barack obama four years ago. but now -- >> no, no, no. i don't. >> reporter: with today's endorsement of same-sex marriage, president obama lost his vote this year. rudy is the church secretary. >> i will not support, you know, that is against my beliefs. >> reporter: nationwide as many as 70% of hispanic voters support president obama, but the problem for mr. obama is not his support nationwide, but in swing states where the election is likely to be decided...
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. >>> president obama is trying to gain support for his plan to avoid the fiscal cliff. today he'll meet with labor leaders. tomorrow he hopes to earn the support of business leaders. friday he'll talk to congressional leaders. the fiscal cliff is a series of tax increases and across the board spending cuts which many economists say could push our country into another recession. congress is also going to be working on the fiscal cliff when it comes back to work today. the house and senate have been in recess since september when legislators took a break for elections. both democratic and republican leaders say they do believe some kind of deal can be worked out before the end ever the year. newly elected senators from both sides will get a chance to meet their new colleagues. >>> the department of defense is investigating america's top military official in afghanistan. >> the investigation is linked to david petraeus, the former head of the c.i.a. >> reporter: general john allen, the man who succeeded david petraeus as head of the international forces in afghanistan is n
. >>> president obama is trying to gain support for his plan to avoid the fiscal cliff. today he'll meet with labor leaders. tomorrow he hopes to earn the support of business leaders. friday he'll talk to congressional leaders. the fiscal cliff is a series of tax increases and across the board spending cuts which many economists say could push our country into another recession. congress is also going to be working on the fiscal cliff when it comes back to work today. the house and...